Ironing-machine.



.B. E. NORTON 8: A. U. LANGENEGGER.

IRONING MACHINE. urmou'mx FILED APR. 20, 1912. "1,061,109 v Patented May 6, 1913.

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Patented May 6, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 20, 1912.

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IBONING MACHINE. .LP-YLIUATIDI FILED APR. 20, 1912.

Patented May 6 1913.

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,UNITED STATES PATENT or FroE.

EUGENE n. .uoRroN AND ALBERT .U. LANGENEGGEB, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT,

- ASSIGNORS ro'rnn xmo MACHINE COMPANY, or namenronr, commc'rrcu'r, A

CORPORATION OF CONNICTICUT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EUGENE E. Noaron and ALBERT U. LANGENEGGER, both' citizens of the United States, residing in the cityof Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Ma. fchines; and we do declare the following-to I' -be a full, clear, and exact description of the 10.invention,' such as will enable others skilled "in the art -to which it appertains to make and use the same. r

Our invention relates to certain improvements in ironing machines such as are uti-- lized to smooth corsets or other articles havv ing irregular surfaces, and is in the nature of an improvement on the construction shown and described in our pending ap li-, cation filed December 2, 663,587, and now Patent No. 1,034,139, dated July 30, 1912.

The object of thc'present invention is to enable the operator to confine the smoothing operation to the particular fsurfacc to be ironed, and furthermore to properly-support and guide the iron during its operation, and with these ends in View our invention consists in certain details of con- -struction and combination 7 of parts hcreins 80 after fully described and then particularly pointed out in the claims which conclude this description.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application Figure 1 is .35 a front elevation, partly in section, of our improved machine, the mechanism for moving the iron forward and backward and elevating the same at the ,endof thestrokes T being omitted; Fig. 2 a side elevationlof an view thereof; g. 4 a side elevation o the" machine; Fig. 5 a detail view of the upper portion of the machine, showing the partsm a difi'erent position from that disclosed $5 in Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is'a sectional eleva- .tion showing the treadle and the notched block which cooperates therewith.

Similar numerals of reference denote like wparts in the-several fi ures of thedrawing. In the present app icat'ion wc-have not deemed it necessary to illustrate or describe in detai the mechanism which operates to move-the iron tojand fro along the surface to -b'e"'i1' on'ed or the mechanism for elevating Application filed April 20, 1912. Serial No. 692,002.

, the iron above theironed surface at the ends of the area of its from the ends to the 1911, Serial 0";

to allow the iron to smooth down other surnecessary IItONING-MaCHINE.

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of the to and fro movements, since such mechanisms are precisely the same as to construction and operation as is illustrated and described in Reissue Letters Patent No. 13,513, granted January 14, 1913, the application for which was copcnding herewith. \Ve will therefore confine the present illustration and description primarily to that construction which relates to the elevation of one end of the iron so that the operation of the latter iscon'ined to a limited portion ace. The shape of the iron-which we utilize is such that the-face thereof tapers to a point at each end and gradually'increases in width middle. '1 In smoothing certain articles, such as corsets, it becomes quite essential to confine such smoothing to certain surfaces and not faces For instance, 1t is quite necessary that the belt portion of a corset should be smoothed without allowing the iron to smooth down the portions of the corset adjacent said belt, because if such adjacent portions were smootheddown it would be to thereafter raise. them and to iron them in an entirely different manner. Of course this mi ht be accomplished by utilizing different siapes or styles of irons forthc various surfaces to be smoothed but this would entail considerable expense and loss of time, and the main objectof our improvement is to utilize a single iron for smoothing all surfaces, the iron being so shaped that when one end is elevated the part of the iron which remains in cont-act with the goods will have a greater or lesser width .according to the degree of such elevation.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 is any suitable bed,-2 the'ironing, stand on which the articles to be smoothed are placed, 3 the iron, 4 the reciprocatory rod pivoted to the extension 5 secured to the top of the iron whereby the latter is moved to and fro across the surface to be smoothed,

and 6 the lifting rod pivoted to said extollision 5 whereby'the iron is bodily elevafizsflf above the ironed surface at the ends $05 to and fromovements, all constructed an'o operating precisely in the' manner set forth in our pending application aforesaid.

ment in harmony. This rod 15 has an offset portion which is elongated so as to af- 7 presently to be described.

7 is a verticalstandard secured to the bed 1, and 8 is a br acket arm adjustably' secured to said standard by means of bolts 9 that extend-through elongated slots 10, 11, in saidstantlard and bracket, and nuts 12 drivenon said bolts so as to clamp firmly against the faces of said standard and bracket.

Integral with the upper extremity ofthefirmly against said rodwhereby said sleeve,

collars and rod are capable of rotary moveford a suppo1-t'=fortl1e iron, int-he manner Supported within bearl the 'fioorbeneath the machine is rock shaft 22 and -to the extremities of this shaft are secured collars 23, 2 4, by meansloffset screws 25,.26.- .Extending from the 'fdollar 23 is a. lever 27 and extending from the col-' lar16 is a lit 28fand the extreniities of said lever and ug are connected iby meansof a. rod- 29.'whose ends arelloos'ely hookedtherethrough. Extending from; the collar 24 is-a foot treadle 30' so that it willibe clear that. when said treadle is depressed the shaft22 will be. rocked thereby pulling} the'l'ug 28 downwardly and efiectinga-rockh "ingmovein e'ntof therod 15. The."treadle "'40 and lug are restored 'to' 'normal' or elevated positions by means any. suitable coil ifijspring 31 .w hose extremities are secured l' rej 'spectively to-t'hebed 1 8.11d ,to-a block-5 5 32. that .issecured by means-refscrews '33 to th'e'ro d 29.---- w Secured to"'one.e'?d of the'superstrueture of the iron 3"is a1 arm'L34 which extends: upwardly, and journale'd tolthe' extremity of this; am: isj-a' "suitablyshapedroller which nor.m ally rests, upon lth'eofi's'et 'portion .20, sogthat 'it-avrllfibe readily. 'understood that when the big- 2'28 pulled down- 'ofl'set portion will be' 't hrown upwardly ward'ly-in the'ina'nner above described, said thereby elevating. one end of the iron;

I treadle since if the latter be depressed to the limit of its downwardly movement the offset portion 20 will beelevated'highcr than itwould be if such treadle were not depressed so far and accordingly the ele vatioh of the ironwould be greater.

-While the-loperator may acquire by ex perience the lmack of depressing the treadle ugs 21 secured to i, 1 v i j to a degree necessary to bring about the desired. result, nevertheless any suitable block .36 may be secured to the floor adjacent thetreadle and provided with notches 37 withwhich latter the edge of the treadle may be engaged so as to holdsuch treadle' in de-. pressed condition.

By adjusting the bracket arm or downwardly the normal elevation of the" offset portion 20 may be changed to suit the demands of the occasion so that-if the.

trcadle does not bring about a sufiicient throw 'of this ofi'set portion, a light upward adjustment of the arm 8 will 1 -move this defect, and vice versa, if too'greata throw --is given to the portion 20 by the movement of the treadle this may be remedied by low-' eriug the normal position of this arm 8.

WV hen it becomes necessary to iron a very narrow surface without allowing the'iron 'to touch or. smooth adj'acent surfaces, the operator elevates the extremity of the iron" until the width of the face of'the "iron that is in contact with said surface corresponds I'withthe width of the-surface itself, and -;the 'arying widths .of such surfaces -reqnire-of'course different degrees of elevation of the'irojn.

D'ri' 'g the to and fro movements of the ir n i efi'ected'by.; the reciprocations of the irod'l- 4,': the"roller will travel along the "ofi'set "port-ioii- 20 thereby maintaining the correctelevation-of the iron and the proper contact of the latter with the surface to be 'smoothed.j-.- I

in .order that the'mechanism which is emjploy ed forlrciprocating the ,iron and also bodilyieleyating the same at the end of each -oi:ward and-ibackward-movement, may be readily-- un'derstdod iand aq'3preciated, reference'swill nowbe made to Figs. 4 and 5, -.wliicli disclose-one forni of such means, corresponding j-to the patent aforesaid, and to which reference'is made for a full disclo sure. 1 Mounted upon-theibcd 1 is a standard j,4Q.; .41 is' a crank-disk, carried'by a power shaft- 42, indicated by dotted lines, said shaftalso -carrying a gear 43, said gear meshing with a gear 44 carried by a shaft journa-led in the standard.- A pinion 46,

fast to said shaft, meshes with an idler 47,

which in turn meshes with pinions 48 and 49. Said plmons mesh with gears 50 and 51,

said gears carrying respectively-cams 52 and 53. The shafts or axles upon which pinions Th e degree of elevationof the iron de--' pends upon the downward throw of the -'of the gears 50 and toward or'from each other, while still maintaining the gears in .120 .48 and 49 are carried are adjustably mountmesh and consequently permits the cams to be likewise adjusted. Said cams are adapted' to strike in alternation' a roller 58 can ried by the lower end of an elbow-lever 59, fulcrumed at 60 vto the standard, and to rock said lever and to thereby' raise the rod (3 which is connected to the upper end of the lever. Rod 4 is connected to the crank disk it through an adjustable block, and said rod imparts a forward and backwardmovement to the iron. By adjusting the block inthe slot in the crzmk-diskthe length of stroke of the rod 4 may be determined, and by' adjusting the gears 50 and 51 and the pinions 48 and -19. the cams will likewise be caused to coact with the roller 58 at the end of each inward and outward stroke of .the iron and to thereby lift the iron.

Ilaving thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis l 1. In an ironingm'achine, the combination of an iron whose smoothing face has vary ing widths, power driven means for automatically moving saidiron i'o'ri'vard and backward along the surface to be ironed, and means connected to one end of the iron for holding the iron in tilted position during its forward and bm-kward movements whereby the smoothing face of the iron has a I limited contact with the surface to be ironed.

. roller carried b 2. In an ironing machine, the combination of an iron having its something t'ace.

pointed at the ends am increasing in width toward the center, power driven means pivotally connected to the. iron for automatically moving said iron forward and backward along the surface to be smoothed, and means controlled by the operator and connected to one end of said iron for lifting said end and retaining it elevated during said forward and backward movements whereby an ironing contactof a limited de gree is afforded.

In an ironing machine, the combination of an iron whose smoothing face gradually increases in width from the ends to the middle, power driven means for automatically and continuously moving said iron forward and backward along the surface to be smoothed, and means controlled by the op-.

erator for holding one end of said iron elevated to a predetermined degree during said forward and backward movements whereby the other end is limited in its contact with said surface.

4. An ironing machine comprising an iron, means for reciprocating the same, a the iron, a rod having an offset ortion t at is engaged by the roller to gui e the iron in its reciprocatory mow ments, and means for rotating the rod to tilt the iron.

gaged by the roller, means for operating the lron while the roller is engaged with the rod, and meansfor rotating the rod to tiltthe iron.

7. An ironing machine comprising a standard, a bracket; adjustably connected thereto, a bearing carried by the bracket, a a

rod journaled in the bearing and provided with an offset portion, an iron, means carried thereby forengaging the offset portion of the rod, and means for rotating the rod to tilt the iron.

- 8. An ironing machine comprising an elevated bearing, a rod 'ournaled.therein. and provided with an otiset portion. --an iron .having means for engaging the onset portion of the rod, a foot treadl, and means connecting the treadle to thetrod whereby a movement of the treadle will rotate the rod and tilt the iron. i

9. In an ironing machine, the'combina-. tion of an iron having its working face varying in width from one end toward the other; means for moving the ironback and fortlrovcr and in contact .wit h the material to be ironed; means for raising the 1mm from the material at each end of its stroke;

and means for tilting the iron and maintainlng it in such tilted osition while in contact with the materiaFbeing ironed, whereby spaces or strips of a predetermined width may be operated upon.

10.- In an ironing machine, the combination of an iron whose workingvface has varying widths; means for passing said iron along the surface to be ironed; and mechanism for tilting said iron to bring an ironing surface of a desired width into action and .positively'maintaining it in such tilted position while it; is being passed alon the surface being ironed, ,whereby spaces oPpredetermined widths may be ironed.

In testimony whereof we-afiii our si gnw tures in presence of two witnesses.

,UGENE E. NORTON. ALBERT U. LANGENEGGER, \Vitnesses: I

F. '\V. SMITH, Jr., M. 'l. Roxanna. 

